Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Gracy, Leticia and Sachin

Gracy and Leticia are our new housekeepers! They started on Monday and they are fantastic! They are sisters, and both speak moderate English. They'll both come M-F, showing up at 10, leaving at 5, unless their work is done earlier. Gracy is a cleaning machine, and Leticia will help run the house, cook a little, clean and watch Catherine and BabyWax occasionally.
I must say, I was hesitant to have people in my home everyday, but I sure have changed my mind! :) The house is completely sterile and they do laundry and dishes with a smile. They are very friendly and we've sat and chatted comfortably to get to know each other. Catherine was a little shy on the first day, but by the second, she was dragging them into her playroom to play together!
Sachin is our driver, available to us 7 days a week, 12 hours a day. We'll probably end up giving him Sundays off, but for now, we truly need him, as weekends will be spent shopping and touring. Catherine LOVES him-she runs to him and gives him hugs. His English is OK, so it's hilarious to watch Catherine talk his ear off and he just nods and laughs. The great thing about Sachin is that he knows where EVERYTHING is in this city- so we don't have to do so much investigating. We just tell him, "We want table lamps" and he brings us to a table lamp store!
I had an appointment with my OB/GYN here, Dr. Soni. She is very personable and open to communicating with my Stateside doctor, Dr. Cole. She understands our concerns regarding this pregnancy and has agreed to see me every 2 weeks- which I'm fine with, now that I'm feeling him kick. Dr. Cole emailed me to let me know that the amnio results have come back and all the chromosomes are showing normal, so that is a big relief. The baby is very active now- his favorite time of the day is around 6 am. We are still struggling with a name, but we have 15 weeks to decide.
I found meat yesterday- a mere 10 minutes away! They offer everything that we'd consider "normal"- beef, pork, ham, turkey, salami, fish, cheeses. They do offer local beef (which is actually buffalo) for a significantly lesser price than the imported, true beef. So, I ordered 2 kg (about 4.5 pounds) to try it out. If it's not so good, I'll switch over to the imported stuff. I also ordered pork chops and ham for sandwiches- I'm soo excited! It will be ready for pickup today- so we are eatin' good tonight! :) Hooray!
Things are lookin' up! :)

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